Sri Lanka’s country rankingsOn 2 August 1948 in London, Roy Cochran of U.S.A. (centre) wins the gold medal while Duncan White of Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, (on right) wins the silver and Rune Larsson of Sweden won the bronze in the men’s 400m hurdles* Sri Lanka, with two silver medals, are placed 114th in a list of 141 places in ‘the Complete Ranked Medals’, along with Serbia and Montenegro, and Tanzania* In ‘the Combined Total of Medals’ list, Sri Lanka is placed 116th for their two silver medals, along with Serbia and Montenegro and Tanzania in a list containing a total number of 143 placesSri Lanka’s participation in Summer Olympics:* First participation: 1948 London* Lowest number of athletes from Sri Lanka: Three for 1968 Mexico* Highest number of athletes from Sri Lanka: 18 for 2000 SydneySri Lanka’s Olympic medallistsSusanthika Jayasinghe (on right) won the bronze medal on 28 September 2000 at the Sydney Olympics. Yet she was promoted as the silver medal winner after USA’s Marian Jones (centre) was stripped of her gold medal in November 2009 due to admission of taking banned substance. On left is Pauline Davis-Thompson of the Bahamas who originally won the silver1. Duncan White in the 14th Summer Olympics in 1948 in London: Silver Medal in Men’s 400m Hurdles2. Susanthika Jayasinghe in the 27th Summer Olympics in 2000 in Sydney in Women’s 200m

Source: The Nation July 26, 2021 19:18 UTC